Head of Quality - FE

CompanyPathway Group

LocationBirmingham, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/21/2026

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Description

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Quality to lead quality assurance and continuous improvement across Pathway Group.

This is a senior leadership role with both strategic and operational responsibility for quality of provision, compliance, and learner outcomes. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining and improving Ofsted outcomes, ensuring compliance with awarding bodies and funders, and driving outstanding learning, teaching and assessment across all programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Quality Improvement

Provide strategic leadership for quality assurance and continuous improvement across all provision.

Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the Quality Strategy, Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs), and Quality & Governance Framework.

Maintain and improve Ofsted grades, quality certifications and direct claims status.

Analyse quality and compliance data, learner feedback and performance trends, reporting risks and improvements to senior leadership.

Represent Pathway Group with Ofsted, awarding bodies and external partners.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

Oversee Internal Quality Assurance (IQA), assessment, verification and standardisation processes.

Ensure all qualifications and programmes are awarding-body approved, compliant and meet qualification rules.

Develop and implement effective sampling plans for

internal verification.

Lead and minute quarterly standardisation meetings.

Manage and close actions arising from external audits and verification visits.

Teaching, Learning & Assessment

Oversee observations of teaching, learning and assessment.

Ensure schemes of work, lesson plans and learner journeys meet awarding body and funding requirements.

Work collaboratively with curriculum teams to strengthen planning and delivery.

Ensure tutors, assessors and trainers are vocationally competent, appropriately qualified and engaged in ongoing CPD.

Learner Experience & Outcomes

Ensure learner feedback is captured, analysed and used to drive improvement.

Monitor learner journeys and individual training plans.

Oversee the quality of learner portfolios and evidence.

Support teams to achieve high success rates, achievement and positive progression outcomes.

Leadership & Culture

Support, challenge and develop quality, assessment and delivery teams.

Promote safeguarding, British Values, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and Health & Safety.

Foster a positive, inclusive and safe culture where learners and staff feel valued and supported.

Safeguarding & Pre-Employment Checks

The successful candidate must meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory

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